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• Cool Cap Relief

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• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

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• Living with Desdemona

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• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 2 days ago
• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 4 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 5 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 14 days ago
• Mumofcancer

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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Latest blog posts

• Summer 22

  One year on

  Last week was the anniversary of my diagnosis with Breast Cancer. In many ways the year has gone quickly, but there were definitely moments when time moved very slowly. I am very grateful to the doctors and nurses I have met along the way. I cannot s...

  Cross stitcher over 3 years ago
• Confusion about drug alternatives

  Letrozole shortage

  Hello all. I was first diagnosed in November 2006. After I insisted on a mammogram/ biopsy  despite having NO lump. I had a complete left mastectomy with diep flap reconstruction. No chemo. I took Triludan for 5 years then came off. One year lat...

  Annie G over 3 years ago
• Facing the future: Together

  June 2023 over three years since original diagnosis

  If you have never been in this position, it is truly difficult to get your head around the miracle that is Dal,  created by the outstanding work of our NHS, Cancer Research Teams and sheer determination. 

  It was May 2020 when we had our lives targeted by a horrible diagnosis and a life-limiting prognosis, of between 4 and 12 months... a lot has happened in that time, an adventure that has led us down different paths, and which has seen my lovely man go from a perceived healthy individual, to a very...

  Lowedal over 3 years ago
• Another Prostate Cancer Blog

  2 years after the operation

  Life goes on, I still suffer from mild incontinence and I am still impotent, but it has little effect on my life. The last PSA test showed 0.058 so hopefully, I will be able to last a further two years before requiring further treatment.

  Jan52021 over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  LGBTQIA+ support and safety on the Online Community

  There is lots of help and support available for you from Macmillan, all year round. Find out how we keep the Online Community a safe place to find support and read cancer stories from the LGBTQIA+ community.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Sleep after Surgery: How does the Community sleep?

  A blog that highlights some of the difficulties that some members have when it comes getting a good night's sleep after getting surgery relating to their diagnosis. Come and explore some of the tips shared by members and see if you can use them, to help you sleep better.

  Syed - Macmillan over 3 years ago
• October 13th 2022

  My world fell apart

  I know I haven’t wrote in along time as me and hubby was making the most of things. Sadly he lost his fight on the 16/06/23 I cared for him right to the end and granted his wish to be in our bed with me our daughter and his devoted dog by his s...

  Confused2022 over 3 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Check ups, infusions and dodgy veins

  It's that time of year again, seems like no time since my last mammogram and I am back with the consultant poking and prodding me and declaring “he's seen a lot worse” with regards to my breast lymphoedema! Then the mammogram, which some ...

  Irishgirl16 over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  The Online Community asks "What can I eat?" - diet and food when you have cancer

  You might be looking for help around taking control of your diet, or worried that you might not be eating the right foods. Cancer or treatments can sometimes cause problems with eating, or may restrict what you can eat. Whatever your situation around food, there is often support to be found through forums in Macmillan's Online Community. In this Community News Blog, we will be sharing conversations from across the site and highlighting useful information around your diet when you have cancer.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• Neuro Endocrine

  NE

  Hello everyone  I have never created a blog in my life. So here goes. Having been diagnosed with Neuro Endocrine Cancer in the Lower Left Lobe of my Lung, I am waiting for two scans,pre op and then  my Surgery to remove half of my Lung an...

  Kt over 3 years ago